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Aged residential care providers are labelling as nonsense a move that could see resthome residents having to leave the facility to have blood tests done in the community. Audio

A taskforce has backed a bill that could see taxpayers being forced to pay millions in compensation to business. Audio

A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder following an attack on a Christchurch taxi driver that took place in Sydney 15 years ago. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Labour MP Trevor Mallard says he's still shakey after having a run in with the occupants of a car while cycling earlier this week. Audio

The green light's been given to build a controversial $135 million irrigation scheme to feed Canterbury's arid land. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Act party leader and local government minister Rodney Hide is defending the $25,000 tab taxpayers will pick up for his girlfriend who travelled with him on an overseas trip. Audio

Comments from CEO of Transpower, Dr Patrick Strange. Audio

Transpower says a forklift carrying a container hit the Otahuhu to Henderson line while the only alternative line was out for maintenance. Audio

A South Auckland fork lift driver is lucky to be alive today after hitting high voltage lines that took out power to more than a quarter of a million households and businesses north of the Auckland… Read more Audio

It was three years ago that the Cuban leader Fidel Castro was laid low by medical problems that needed a series of gastric operations. Audio